House File 2514 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2514 BY COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 500) A BILL FOR An Act making children of child care workers in this state 1 eligible for the state child care assistance program. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5350HV (2) 91 dg/ko

H.F. 2514 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 237A.13A State child care 1 assistance —— child care workforce. 2 1. Notwithstanding any provision of section 237A.13 or 3 237A.14 to the contrary, a child shall be eligible for the 4 state child care assistance program established in section 5 237A.13 if a parent, guardian, or custodian of the child meets 6 all of the following requirements, as applicable: 7 a. The parent, guardian, or custodian is employed at a child 8 care facility or child care home located in this state, and the 9 child care facility or child care home has an agreement with 10 the department to accept reimbursement from the state child 11 care assistance program. 12 b. The parent, guardian, or custodian works in a child 13 care facility or child care home located in this state an 14 average minimum of thirty-two hours per week during the month 15 in a position with a primary duty of providing child care 16 directly to children, and is regularly counted in the minimum 17 child-to-staff ratio established by the department by rule. 18 c. (1) If the parent, guardian, or custodian is employed 19 at a child care home or a child development home, the parent, 20 guardian, or custodian does not provide child care to the 21 parent’s, guardian’s, or custodian’s own child. 22 (2) Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), a co-provider at 23 a child development home may qualify for state child care 24 assistance if the co-provider meets all requirements specified 25 in this section and by the department by rule. 26 d. The parent, guardian, or custodian is not a substitute or 27 an assistant at a child care home or a child development home. 28 e. Based on the department’s evaluation of the parent’s, 29 guardian’s, or custodian’s application for state child care 30 assistance, the department has determined the parent, guardian, 31 or custodian has a need for child care. 32 f. The parent, guardian, or custodian is not the owner of 33 the child care facility or child care home where the parent’s, 34 guardian’s, or custodian’s child is enrolled. 35 -1- LSB 5350HV (2) 91 dg/ko 1/ 2

H.F. 2514 2. A director, co-director, or other administrative 1 staff member of a child care facility may qualify for state 2 child care assistance under subsection 1 if such individual 3 is regularly counted in the minimum child-to-staff ratio 4 established by the department by rule. 5 3. A parent, guardian, or custodian of a child participating 6 in the state child care assistance program pursuant to 7 eligibility established under this section shall make 8 copayments as specified by the department by rule. 9 4. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A 10 to administer this section. 11 EXPLANATION 12 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 13 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 14 This bill provides that a child is eligible for the state 15 child care assistance (CCA) program under Code section 237A.13 16 (state child care assistance) or 237A.14 (child care assistance 17 —— graduated eligibility phase-out) if a parent, guardian, or 18 custodian of the child is employed at a child care facility 19 or child care home in this state that has an agreement with 20 the department of health and human services (HHS) to accept 21 reimbursement from the CCA program; works an average minimum 22 of 32 hours per week in a position with a primary duty of 23 providing child care directly to children in this state; and 24 meets several other requirements specified in the bill. A 25 parent, guardian, or custodian of a child participating in the 26 CCA program under the bill shall make copayments as specified 27 by HHS by rule. 28 The bill requires HHS to adopt rules to administer the bill. 29 -2- LSB 5350HV (2) 91 dg/ko 2/ 2